Gran Turismo World Series (Nations Cup 2025 Exhibition Season 2: 26 Feb - 8 Mar)

[Rennfahrer Bo]

The SR of the lobby:

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The predictable outcome:



14 seconds gap to the leader and 7 seconds gap to the next driver. I try to catch the pack for one lap until I confuse one of my braking points and lose another 7 seconds. I just drive alone to collect points from quitters and don't want to know more about Nations for the day.

I was in that lobby too. Was extremely stressful, because the player that spun you around was directly behind me for almost the entire race. He got past me in the end with a, in my opinion, dirty dive bomb and then basically immediately rammed the driver in front of us of the track, all without getting a penalty. Very infuriating unfortunately.

 

[amnesiactical]

Stressful evening in GT2, presumably somewhere near top split. Butchered qualifying at the 8pm slot and got a penalty on the outlap! Race itself was a recovery drive with some pretty robust defense from most participants. Recovered to 8th or 9th from DFL.

9pm had a server failure..

10pm another poor qualifying, got stuck behind a slower driver and then a group on lap 2, qualified 11th. Race was pretty good, no major errors kept my nose clean and managed to fight up to P4 bagging a decent points haul. Surprisingly enjoyed the combo and track given how vanilla it was.

 

[bduddy]

Since my last message mentioning him was inexplicably deleted, I'll just say that I again had the misfortune of being placed with a certain mid-A NA driver, who has some talent but is apparently mentally incapable of being next to another car without attempting to crash into it. He ended up last, despite having the fastest lap, but not without taking out most of the field in the process.

 

[SPL170db]

Since my last message mentioning him was inexplicably deleted, I'll just say that I again had the misfortune of being placed with a certain mid-A NA driver, who has some talent but is apparently mentally incapable of being next to another car without attempting to crash into it. He ended up last, despite having the fastest lap, but not without taking out most of the field in the process.

Yup.....I guess we were both in that one. I've been getting dumped into lobbies with him alot as of late. Like you said, it was a bit of a good feeling to know that he started on pole position and ended up last.

 

[Dep Fishtail]

I raced and finished 😁

Qualified in disaster mode. Left good space and read to hit it hard…. Blow T1 first lap and stayed on the sidelines for a while until folks got by. Knew I only was getting one hot lap to qualify now so get it started right and go wide on the first right bowl. In the grass sit and wait to not mess up anyone else’s qualifying and land p14 of 14 on the grid with a 2:14. 🙄

Race went way better and stayed on task. Basically kept running consistently for the 20 laps in the 458 and picked up 3 places in the end. Finished p11 after not quite closing the gap enough to make one more place on another’s .5 penalty on the last lap.

still ended up being my 3rd best score of the series at 123 points.
Glad it’s over lol.

 

[icycls]

Perfectly average day for a perfectly average dailyC+ race. Could have qualified better, really need to work on that. Q10, finished P7. It was mostly a precession in the front half, and good driving when we were close, so no complaints. (there was an A+ driver in GT2...how does someone go from b to a+ in two weeks?!) Shoulda had P6, but faded in the middle laps. No penalties but no crb, likely becasue we can abuse the track sooo much here.

 

[afc5150]

Since my last message mentioning him was inexplicably deleted, I'll just say that I again had the misfortune of being placed with a certain mid-A NA driver, who has some talent but is apparently mentally incapable of being next to another car without attempting to crash into it. He ended up last, despite having the fastest lap, but not without taking out most of the field in the process.

Yup.....I guess we were both in that one. I've been getting dumped into lobbies with him alot as of late. Like you said, it was a bit of a good feeling to know that he started on pole position and ended up last.

Let me guess...the Portuguese dirty boy on his non-banned American account. Still ruining A/S lobbies far and wide with no end in sight. (but please, no naming or shaming).

I did slot 6 in GT2, and had a predictable terrible time. Had a laggy guy mess up my first qualy lap giving me a penalty as I tried to figure out where he was and that ruined my next lap serving the penalty. So started 15/16.

Ran a decent enough race making it up to 9th by mid distance when 8th spun all on his own and decided taking me out as I passed him was the best way to vent his frustrations. That un-did all my good work and I came home P13 for a lousy 13th place. Wasn't expecting much from this one, and it delivered.

 

[bduddy]

Guess what happened in slot 3? Except this time he started in qualifying, so I didn't get a clean lap, started right in front of him, got distracted, and took myself out at T1. Fun times!

 

[Dep Fishtail]

Already jumped into practice laps for Saturday and the 919 is meta as expected.

I can’t remember if Interlagos with GR1 was a previous daily or in last year’s Nations but I am not good at doing that regen stuff.

Like the track and the car is a lot of fun. Lapping.,.,

 

[SPL170db]

Let me guess...the Portuguese dirty boy on his non-banned American account. Still ruining A/S lobbies far and wide with no end in sight. (but please, no naming or shaming).

 

[mcbo]

Yup.....I guess we were both in that one. I've been getting dumped into lobbies with him alot as of late. Like you said, it was a bit of a good feeling to know that he started on pole position and ended up last.

I saw the replay and I'm not sure if they were racing or fighting or WWE smackdown episode including a Vigilante/Revenge action scene in Lap 18

 

[SPL170db]

I saw the replay and I'm not sure if they were racing or fighting or WWE smackdown episode including a Vigilante/Revenge action scene in Lap 18

Its just shameful....after I saw the carnage he caused I did punt him off going into T2. At this point its just a moral imperative when he's on track with you.

 

[Globato44]

I'm always afraid of spinning with fast cars, so for the Gr.1 race at Interlagos I was really happy to find there is a FF car. Well, it can't spin, yeah... It also can't take a turn.

I guess I'll use the 919 and hope for the best at turn 9.

 

[Zorz]

Having done some initial practice for Saturday, I'm very nervous considering there's a clear meta. This combo strikes me as being quite VR unfriendly.

The cockpits of most Gr.1 cars are very restrictive and don't lend themselves at all to a circuit like Interlagos. I'm willing to admit my knowledge of real life racing series isn't the greatest but they all scream "I was built for Le Mans and nothing else!" to me. Whilst it appears I can do laps in the right sort of area for my DR range with the 919, I can't do them reliably. The seat is on the left of the cockpit and with the thick car frame and huge wheel arch, I can't really see where I'm going on an anticlockwise circuit!

I've found a solution - the Mazda LM55 VGT. Much better visibility and the seat is slightly on the right of the cockpit as well which also helps on this track. Added bonus that I've even set my fastest time in it and find I can lap much more consistently with it. But after my nightmare in the SLS yesterday against the Silvias I can't shake the feeling that going off-meta again is going to turn into hell.

 

[GTWolverine]

Having done some initial practice for Saturday, I'm very nervous considering there's a clear meta. This combo strikes me as being quite VR unfriendly.

The cockpits of most Gr.1 cars are very restrictive and don't lend themselves at all to a circuit like Interlagos. I'm willing to admit my knowledge of real life racing series isn't the greatest but they all scream "I was built for Le Mans and nothing else!" to me. Whilst it appears I can do laps in the right sort of area for my DR range with the 919, I can't do them reliably. The seat is on the left of the cockpit and with the thick car frame and huge wheel arch, I can't really see where I'm going on an anticlockwise circuit!

I've found a solution - the Mazda LM55 VGT. Much better visibility and the seat is slightly on the right of the cockpit as well which also helps on this track. Added bonus that I've even set my fastest time in it and find I can lap much more consistently with it. But after my nightmare in the SLS yesterday against the Silvias I can't shake the feeling that going off-meta again is going to turn into hell.

I would've thought the LM55 would be one of the worst ones for visibility since it's basically a concept car with the typical concept car design elements of a tiny greenhouse and oversized wheels.

And yeah you'll be mugged by the 919s. They'll jump you at the start and be too far gone for you to re-pass them by the time you start to gain back on them at the end of the long straights. Also the Mazda probably has worse front tire wear since it's permanently 4WD, while the 919 is only 4WD part of the time.

 

[Dep Fishtail]

Having done some initial practice for Saturday, I'm very nervous considering there's a clear meta. This combo strikes me as being quite VR unfriendly.

The cockpits of most Gr.1 cars are very restrictive and don't lend themselves at all to a circuit like Interlagos. I'm willing to admit my knowledge of real life racing series isn't the greatest but they all scream "I was built for Le Mans and nothing else!" to me. Whilst it appears I can do laps in the right sort of area for my DR range with the 919, I can't do them reliably. The seat is on the left of the cockpit and with the thick car frame and huge wheel arch, I can't really see where I'm going on an anticlockwise circuit!

I've found a solution - the Mazda LM55 VGT. Much better visibility and the seat is slightly on the right of the cockpit as well which also helps on this track. Added bonus that I've even set my fastest time in it and find I can lap much more consistently with it. But after my nightmare in the SLS yesterday against the Silvias I can't shake the feeling that going off-meta again is going to turn into hell.

Not finding 919 bad in VR. Maybe try different height like sit up tall when starting? I’m liking it in vr just stay in a normal position to start though.

Also make sure to set your seated play area while leaning way forward so it gives a better range of motion while leaning into corners. 😁

I finally broke 1:19 tonight so now on to practice lobbies.
So far on custom race the softs lasted 11 laps using first but they were done. Mediums seemed still strong enough at the finish of 25 laps that 2 less lap on softs would have been better.

Oh yeah. Use an increased multiplier to simulate more laps with less time spent. Forgot about that until writing this response lol. 🍻

 

[Fezzik]

Someone’s gonna have to explain to me how to regen the 919 - I’m absolutely hopeless at managing the battery.

 

[RWinkelmann]

Someone’s gonna have to explain to me how to regen the 919 - I’m absolutely hopeless at managing the battery.

By simultaneously applying the accelerator and brake just before the actual braking point.

 

[OJBrit]

Probably will skip tomorrow. I don't have a 919 and I have a busy day tomorrow.
I'll look forward to reading about your efforts as usual.

 

[icycls]

Has anyone tried a S/M strategy vs M for 15 laps in GT2? I haven't had time to practice much and wondering if the pit is worth it or not.

 

[amnesiactical]

Has anyone tried a S/M strategy vs M for 15 laps in GT2? I haven't had time to practice much and wondering if the pit is worth it or not.

Planning to test this evening, will feedback what I find. Not an inkling at the moment what's best but it would be great if the pitstop was quicker. I benefited hugely in the Fuji round and RBR daily race by finding the gap to essentially time trial the race

 

[samppa_944]

Has anyone tried a S/M strategy vs M for 15 laps in GT2? I haven't had time to practice much and wondering if the pit is worth it or not.

Unless they nerf the pitstop length, it will be racing mediums 0 stopper for GT2/GT3. Interlagos traditionally has a long pitlane. GT1 is surely a 1 stopper, softs-softs-mediums is likely only 11-14 sec quicker than softs-mediums. I will test a pitstop, but I think it is at least 20 sec just for changing tires.

 

[Dep Fishtail]

Unless they nerf the pitstop length, it will be racing mediums 0 stopper for GT2/GT3. Interlagos traditionally has a long pitlane. GT1 is surely a 1 stopper, softs-softs-mediums is likely only 11-14 sec quicker than softs-mediums. I will test a pitstop, but I think it is at least 20 sec just for changing tires.

I was pretty sure pit time was 30 seconds on my custom practice Race last night.
So yeah unless something changes, probably way too much pit loss in gt2-3

 

[Roggers]

Unless they nerf the pitstop length, it will be racing mediums 0 stopper for GT2/GT3. Interlagos traditionally has a long pitlane. GT1 is surely a 1 stopper, softs-softs-mediums is likely only 11-14 sec quicker than softs-mediums. I will test a pitstop, but I think it is at least 20 sec just for changing tires.

Shame they don’t adjust the GT2/GT3 leagues tyre/fuel multipliers to replicate the GT1 league.
If Interlagos is a no stop for GT2/3 and GT1 is a tyre stop then it just feels a bit like I’m cheated out of a possible great race.

Im not sure what PDs intentions are for these two separate regulations, but are they trying to make the races shorter to keep players from quitting or are they trying to make them a bit easier strategy wise for people in GT2/3?
Super Formula race was a bit easier for GT2/3 then GT1, but if tomorrows race is pointing to a no stop for GT2/3 and GT1 is a 1 stop does that not make it harder for GT2/3? I don’t know what the tyre wear is like between the two but just going if what a few have said on here.

 

[amnesiactical]

Im not sure what PDs intentions are for these two separate regulations, but are they trying to make the races shorter to keep players from quitting or are they trying to m

I think the idea is to try and get more players into the events, by having them shorter they can offer more slots. This would hopefully increase participation.

I think it's a shame they don't tweak the events to make strategy slightly more relevant as it is in GT1. Fuji shows they can do it

 

[bduddy]

Shame they don’t adjust the GT2/GT3 leagues tyre/fuel multipliers to replicate the GT1 league.
If Interlagos is a no stop for GT2/3 and GT1 is a tyre stop then it just feels a bit like I’m cheated out of a possible great race.

Im not sure what PDs intentions are for these two separate regulations, but are they trying to make the races shorter to keep players from quitting or are they trying to make them a bit easier strategy wise for people in GT2/3?
Super Formula race was a bit easier for GT2/3 then GT1, but if tomorrows race is pointing to a no stop for GT2/3 and GT1 is a 1 stop does that not make it harder for GT2/3? I don’t know what the tyre wear is like between the two but just going if what a few have said on here.

I'm guessing their data shows that higher-rank players have more tolerance for long races. In lower lobbies I imagine the field gets more spread out, people make more mistakes and get more frustrated, etc, so it does make a bit of sense to me. Different multipliers would be good though, I agree...

 

[Roggers]

I think the idea is to try and get more players into the events, by having them shorter they can offer more slots. This would hopefully increase participation.

I think it's a shame they don't tweak the events to make strategy slightly more relevant as it is in GT1. Fuji shows they can do it

I'm guessing their data shows that higher-rank players have more tolerance for long races. In lower lobbies I imagine the field gets more spread out, people make more mistakes and get more frustrated, etc, so it does make a bit of sense to me. Different multipliers would be good though, I agree...

I do agree that shorter races for the GT2/3 people is probably better and keeps people engaged in the race for longer. But after doing a practice race for Nations tomorrow the lower leagues are having a boring no stop, where as GT1 have a 1 stop.

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As for Nations at Brazil.

GT1 - 1 stop. Mediums for anything between lap 13-15 and max 12 laps on the softs. I’d say lap 10/11 the softs start to fade a little, where as the mediums don’t really fade. They felt good for me for 15 laps.

GT2 & GT3 - 0 stops - Mediums will go the distance. Pit loss is around 25-30 seconds and you won’t gain that back on the track. 3 laps medium and 12 Softs might work, but overtaking and getting close with the dirty air will be tricky. Track position is key especially in the later stages of the race.


Anyone interested this is a lap from a FP I did mid race. Not A+ speeds, but hopefully help some.
4th gear on the corner exits to stop the rears spinning and also getting the wheels pointing straight activates the hybrid quicker, but more steering angle on some corners can delay the boost which then helps the regen.

 

[amnesiactical]

Some of my notes:

* Probably a 0 stop on mediums, although the tyres may be hanging on towards the end

* Pit loss 25 seconds

* I ran 1:22s on medium, 21s on softs

* Softs have about 10-11 laps on them

* The wind and dirty air really effects these cars had a 6m/s wind in the lobby and it was chaotic

* Battery deployment you shouldn't have to worry about but in a pinch you should get enough by braking early for juncao ( T12 )

 

[CMB350]

GT2 & GT3 - 0 stops - Mediums will go the distance. Pit loss is around 25-30 seconds and you won’t gain that back on the track. 3 laps medium and 12 Softs might work, but overtaking and getting close with the dirty air will be tricky. Track position is key especially in the later stages of the race.

How exciting! Another no stop, no strategy race.

I might end up skipping or just do a quick one and done for the heck of it.

 

[Zorz]

I would've thought the LM55 would be one of the worst ones for visibility since it's basically a concept car with the typical concept car design elements of a tiny greenhouse and oversized wheels.

And yeah you'll be mugged by the 919s. They'll jump you at the start and be too far gone for you to re-pass them by the time you start to gain back on them at the end of the long straights. Also the Mazda probably has worse front tire wear since it's permanently 4WD, while the 919 is only 4WD part of the time.

I did some testing out of curiosity, surprisingly I think the LM55's tyre wear is better than the 919! At the very least it's approximately equal. It might be that it suits my driving style more and I'm smoother with it though.

But yeah, I think I'm going to have to just suck it up and go in the 919. I'm acclimatising to it, but it's still very tricky to hit the apex at turn 1 because it's pretty much completely obscured by the car.

4th gear on the corner exits to stop the rears spinning and also getting the wheels pointing straight activates the hybrid quicker, but more steering angle on some corners can delay the boost which then helps the regen.

...and that 4th gear tip managed to shave a few tenths off my personal best in very short order! Legend. 👍